Top army intel officer arrested over Eknaligoda disappearance

September 20, 2018 09:49 pm

Army Intelligence Officer Lieutenant Colonel Erantha Peiris has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in connection with the disappearance of Journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda.

The CID has arrested several army intelligence members including high-ranking officers in connection with the mysterious disappearance of the journalist.

A cartoonist, political analyst and journalist, Eknaligoda was reported missing on January 24, 2010 – two days before the presidential polls.

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